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Russia ready to support U.S.-led North Korea talks... if dual-freeze implemented: Lavrov

러 외무 "한반도 대결 행동 중단되면 북미 대화 적극 지원"
Russia's foreign minister says Moscow is ready to support direct talks with North Korea.
Speaking at a press conference on Monday,... Sergei Lavrov said the most important thing was for all parties to ease tensions, by freezing both North Korean missile tests and the South Korea-U.S. military drills, and then Russia would support U.S.-led North Korea talks, within the six-party framework.
However, Lavrov also criticized the U.S. for its belligerent attitude towards North Korea, saying it has "destabilized the world"... and added that any changes to the Iran nuclear deal would send the wrong message to Pyongyang.
He also took aim at the U.S. and Canada-led foreign ministers' summit on North Korea that is set to kick off in Vancouver on Tuesday.
Representatives from 20 countries will be attending, but not Russia or China, and Lavrov said he does not expect anything to come from the meeting.